Invest in Ukraine Renewable Energy to Help Solve Europe’s Energy Crisis
While Vladimir Putin wages a vicious military war against Ukraine, he is also waging an energy war against Europe — deliberately restricting energy supplies, driving up energy costs to astronomical le
Secrets of Shoigu’s Talks with Western Colleagues
News appeared late last week about telephone conversations between Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with his Western counterparts – the ministers of defense of the United States, Great Britain,
Russia’s Gas Blackmail Runs Out of Steam
‘Europe, I’ll cut you off from gas supply!’ ‘OK.’ ‘Completely.’ ‘We see.’ ‘But you can get it through Nord Stream 2.’ ‘No, thanks.’ ‘Then I’ll send gas to Turkey.’ ‘We see.’ ‘You can buy gas there.’ ‘
Last Week in Ukraine: Kherson is Ours, Ukraine in Darkness and Alarm Signals from the West
Will the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) liberate Kherson in the foreseeable future? Will Ukraine have light and heat as winter looms? Will the U.S. and other Western democracies continue to help Ukraine
A Tale of Two Offensives – Kharkiv and Kherson
In retrospect, September was a good month in the Kharkiv region but not so good in Kherson. They are two different kinds of offensives. The Ukrainian military has did a good job of retaking the occupi
In the Apricot Paradise
“The past is a foreign country” – L. P. Hartley from the 1953 novel The Go-Between.
Ukraine – How to Fund Reconstruction
Ukraine is fighting back against a vicious attack by Russia following its invasion on February 24 and even before that with the annexation of Crimea in April 2014 and the first Russian attacks on Donb
Ukraine’s Sheep and Goats
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has forced many public figures to take sides. Ukrainians now have a clearer idea of who is friend and who is foe. In one of his parables Jesus describes the Last Ju
Putin’s Martial Law: What’s the Main Reason Behind It?
Vladimir Putin has been making loud announcements lately, practically once a week, all of them related to the war against Ukraine and aimed at escalating it further. His latest decree of Oct. 19 is n
Kamikaze Drones and Putin’s Special Operation as an Unjust War
“The Russian war with Ukraine has entered a new phase based on a return to mass indiscriminate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure. This includes the indiscriminate deployment of kamika
Ukrainian Debt Against the Background of the War
It all started with invincible Russia and Ukraine as a victim. Russia is invincible, it cannot but win, they said. Then later, Russia cannot lose and Ukraine cannot win, they claimed. And now we hear
Thank You for the Tears
Warring Ukraine begins in Romania. Romanian border roads are clogged with trucks loaded with weapons. Missiles? Howitzers? Radars? They hide their nationality in containers under heavy khaki fabric. T
With Putin’s war of aggression approaching its third anniversary, the financial, technological, and demographic hurdles facing the Russian economy are more severe than is commonly understood.
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